Cafe Huntington

Project Description:
My idea is for a digital screen perhaps like the billbords seen in some locations on route 60. Where I think it should be is on the south side of the floodwall somewhere between 9th and 12th streets. It may need a protective screen or plexiglass cover as well as weatherproofing. It could be any size but my idea is of one nearly or as tall as the floodwall itself. Hours of operation could be any hors and what is played on the screen would probably be limited to Marshall promotions, Huntington vistas and West Virginia tourism. If  feasable the project coul help the local economy and beautify the floodwall. Artistically any painting submitted for use by it’s owner could be projected or “shown’ on the screen. If money to do a study on the feasability where given to me I expect i would need help with all of the necessary research. Artistically speaking just to show colors alone on the wall would be a beginning and better than it know looks. Famous Huntingtonians of yesterday and t
 oday could be put on. Last year when ther wer meetings for ideas on th ugly floodwall downtown I thought rather than paint it or put up concrete art why not a 50′ to 500′ digital T.V screen. People who want to see the river could have a live shot of the river on the screen as if the wall were invisible, What excited me the most was an idea that the screen could be used to promote Huntington’s mand beautiful attractions for tourism. I the same line of thought a “JUMBOTRON” like this could promote the States many tourism attractions with the idea that it could generate dollars and pay for itself as well as it’s maintenance. If New York ,Columbus, and other cities can project these type of large pictures on buildings with the cooperation of the U.S. Army Corps Of Engineeres why  not Hunington? It seems like a feasable thing for this time and if it could pay for itself AND beautify downtown I would like to at least put it up for discussion.

Project Importance:
To keep up with Charleston And Morgantown and the rest of the country on our city and it’s 21rst century innovations.
 There has already been town hall meetings on how to beautify Hrris Riverfront Park and the floodwall which we all want to keep in it’s well built integrity for flood control.
 I think if we build it the unlimited ideas for what to show on the scrren will come freely and this would undoubtedly be ideas of occassionl great quality.
 Also any way to perhaps help the economy, quality of life, and beauty of Huntington is of great importance. I would suggest the city to perhaps put a copywrite or patent on such a device. WE have many problems that law enforcement may like to advertise against drugs, driving and texting and so on…

How Money Will Be Used:
To pay for the project. This would take approval from Army Corps of Engineers, City traffic control on 2nd Ave. To pay fo a large digital scrren. Perhaps cameras to feed “computers” that will “show” the “programs” on a large screen. To pay the peaople with the know how to build  it.
 Money for public response surveys so as not to offend a large group or percentage of the rresidents. And so on…

3 Month Goal:
To get approval if possible. To do do a study on how to build a digital screen that is weatherproof and vandalproof. To do surveys across the city on the thoughts of our citizens.
to have lawyers check regulations and laws on commercial laws on whether or not we can promote tourism and other Huntington points of interest or even businesses’. Also the university academics and sports promotions. Possibly just show a view of whats on the otherside of  the wall. If it could be used to show childrens art pictures I think that would be a possitive result. The money would be needed for much research on how to build a durable and safe device.